Petrogenesis of Metamorphic Rocks

✍ Scribed by Kurt Bucher, Rodney Grapes (auth.)

Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2011
Tongue: English
Leaves: 441
Edition: 8
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Petrogenesis of Metamorphic Rocks presents a large number of diagrams showing the stability relations among minerals and groups of minerals found in metamorphic rocks. The diagrams help to determine the pressure and temperature conditions under which a given set of metamorphic rocks may have formed. Other parameters that control metamorphic mineral assemblages are also discussed and pitfalls resulting from simplifications and generalizations are highlighted. The book discusses the most common metamorphic rock types, their nomenclature, structure and graphical representation of their mineral assemblages. Part I defines basic principles of metamorphism, introduces metamorphic processes, geologic thermometry and barometry and defines metamorphic grade. Part II presents in a systematic way mineralogical changes and assemblages found in the most common types of metamorphic rocks. The computation of diagrams is based on recent advances in quantitative petrology and geochemistry. An extensive bibliography, including the key contributions and classic papers in the field, make it an invaluable source book for graduate students and professional geologists.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Definition, Conditions and Types of Metamorphism....Pages 3-19
Metamorphic Rocks....Pages 21-56
Metamorphic Processes....Pages 57-118
Metamorphic Grade....Pages 119-187
Front Matter....Pages 189-189
Metamorphism of Ultramafic Rocks....Pages 191-224
Metamorphism of Dolomites and Limestones....Pages 225-255
Metamorphism of Pelitic Rocks (Metapelites)....Pages 257-313
Metamorphism of Marls....Pages 315-338
Metamorphism of Mafic Rocks....Pages 339-393
Metamorphism of Quartzofeldspathic Rocks....Pages 395-414
Back Matter....Pages 415-428